Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Outcomes

ACHIEVING THE DREAM: COMMUNITY COLLEGES COUNT is a national initiative to help more community college students succeed (earn degrees, earn certificates, or transfer to other institutions to continue their studies). The initiative is particularly concerned about student groups that have faced the most significant barriers to success, including low-income students and students of color. Achieving the Dream focuses colleges and others on understanding and making better use of data. It acts on multiple fronts, including efforts at community colleges and in research, public engagement, and public policy. Achieving the Dream is funded by Lumina Foundation for Education and eigthteen partner foundations.
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